Connect EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures
Dell Compellent
87
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains
This
illustration
shows
a
single
SC8000
controller
cabled
to
four
SAS
enclosures
in
two
chains.
When
you
add
a
second
chain,
you
should
also
have
a
second
IO
card
in
the
controller.
Figure 80. Single SC8000 Controller, Four 6 Gb Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains
Path
Connections
Chain
1:
A
Side
1 Controller:
slot
6,
port
1
→
Enclosure
1:
top
SBB,
port
C.
2 Enclosure
1:
top
SBB,
port
B
→
Enclosure
2:
top
SBB,
port
A.
Chain
1:
B
Side
1 Enclosure
1:
bottom
SBB,
port
A
→
Enclosure
2:
bottom
SBB,
port
B.
2 Enclosure
2:
bottom
SBB,
port
C
→
Controller:
slot
5,
port 3.
Chain
2:
A
Side
1 Controller:
slot
6,
port
3
→
Enclosure
3:
top
SBB,
port C.
2 Enclosure
3:
top
SBB,
port
B
→
Enclosure
4:
top
SBB,
port
A.
Chain
2:
B
Side
1 Enclosure
3:
bottom
SBB,
port
A
→
Enclosure
4:
bottom
SBB,
port
B.
2 Enclosure
4:
bottom
SBB,
port
C
→
Controller
slot
5,
port 1.
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Controller
4
3
2 1
4
3
2 1
